US EditionHow Jennifer Lopez Found 'a Brand New Me' in 'Kiss of the Spider Woman'
Bill Condon’s adaptation highlights themes of passion and liberation set during Argentina’s Dirty War, with standout performances by Jennifer Lopez and Diego Luna in a story nearing 50 years of cultural impact.
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Jennifer Lopez Is Unable To Save an Uninspired, Muddled Movie Musical, ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’
The setting is Argentina during its brutal military dictatorship, and director Bill Condon moves the timeline to the regime’s waning months in 1983, giving what little plot there is some urgency.
Tonatiuh and Bill Condon on reinventing ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ for a new generation - Philadelphia Gay News
Out gay filmmaker Bill Condon breathes new life into a story steeped in passion, politics and fantasy with his latest film, “Kiss of the Spider Woman.” Opening Oct. 10 in theaters, the screen adaptation of the Tony-winning musical blends gritty realism with technicolor spectacle, anchored by the chemistry between cellmates Luis Molina (out gay actor Tonatiuh) and Valentin (Diego Luna). Tonatiuh also appears as Kendall, a character in the film’s …
JLo living her dream with ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ role
Jennifer Lopez, triumphant as actor, dancer, singer and celebrity, finally has in Friday’s audacious musical “Kiss of the Spider Woman” the opportunity to do all of that and more. “I’ve always wanted to do a musical. That has been a dream of mine and in the back of my head for so long,” Lopez, 56, explained in a virtual press conference last weekend. Originally a bestselling ’70s novel by Argentina’s Manuel Puig, “Spider Woman” is set in a priso…
‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Review: Jennifer Lopez Is an Out-of-this-World Diva in a Musical Movie That Struggles to Land Back on Earth
Editor’s Note: This review was originally published during the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. “Kiss of the Spider Woman” opens from Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions, and LD Entertainment on Friday, October 10. Jennifer Lopez is not one of those actresses who disappear into a role. For one, she’s too famous to allow the audience to separate artist from character entirely. Often, those characters, whether Selena or in last year’s “Unstoppable” as a s…
New York, October 8, 2025 "I was raised by my mother with the musicals, the same ones we celebrate in our movie ""." Jennifer Lopez, purple velvet jacket with a bow of the same olive green fabric in life, is one of the protagonists of Kiss of the Spider Woman. Film directed by Bill Condon (Chicago screenwriter), presented last January at the Sundance, and adaptation of the homonymous musical by John Kander, Fred Ebb and Terrence McNally, in his …
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